Trial opens in $1.2 million suit against Nixon aides
Charlotte civil rights case accuses Haldeman and 12 Secret Service agents plus White House staff, Charlotte police, and Veterans of Foreign Wars ushers of denying entry to protesters at a Oct 15 1971 rally for Billy Graham. Plaintiffs include Robert Binner and 18 others linked to Red Hornet May Day Tribe. Trial centers on alleged proof that dissenters were barred for hair length and dress.
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Charlotte
N.C
Richard Nixon
Robert Binner
Binner
Red Hornet
May Day Tribe
American Civil Liberties Union
Charlotte Coliseum
Billy Graham
Nixon
H. R. Haldeman
White House
Haldeman
Secret Service
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Environmental Impact Statement for Boston to Concord Lantern Signal
A satirical reformulation mocks the Boston Lexington Concord lantern signal. It proposes Old North church lanterns and a midnight rider with potential fire air and noise impacts, discussing alternatives like carrier pigeons and ending with a recommendation to forget the whole thing.
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Boston
Lexington
Concord
Samuel Adams
John Hancock
Old North Church
Maryland Reinstates Death Penalty for Certain Murders
Maryland Gov. Marvin Mandel signed 311 bills, reestablishing capital punishment for premeditated murder in key cases. The law mandates executions for police and corrections officers slayings, child abductions, kidnapping victims, and kill-for-hire targets, plus mass murder, murders during armed robbery, or while serving a life sentence, applying to crimes after next July.
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Annapolis
Maryland
U.S. Supreme Court
Marvin Mandel
High Court
Prison Sets Mustache Limit
San Quentin inmates may grow mustaches but handlebar and Pancho Villa styles are cut. Warden Robert Rees rescinded the mustache ban and ordered facial hair trimmed to within a quarter inch beyond the mouth corners.
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San Quentin, Calif
UPL
San Quentin Prison
Robert Rees
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Mensa
U.S. District Court
Revere
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Washington
UPI
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1St Ave. S.E
America
Rose Food
Mirandy
Helen Trauble
Peace
Perrnn
Ebenezer
Mayfair Cobbler
Kennebec Norland
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